Candy-pulling machine.



A. F. KOERBER.

CANDY PULLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULYB, 1913'. 1,096,728. Patentd May 12, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 1913.

1,096,728. Patented May 12, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 9, 1913.

Patented May 12, 1914. Serial No. 778,168.

To all volume it may concern lite it known that l, ANTHONY F. Konunnn, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cnndydulling Machines, of which thefollowing is a. speciticatipn.

The invention relates to candy machines, and more particularly to the class of candy pulling machines.

The prin'iary object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character Whereiircnmly will be thoroughly worked and pulled during the continued operation of the nmehine, thereby obviating the necessity of the hand pullin or working of the candy.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character wherein tally candy will be thoroughly pulled for rendering it -snwothv and also to effect the bleaching thereol after the cooking process, thus obviating the hand working of the in a so .d. further object of the invention is the provision of a machine oi this character wluirein the cundy stulli' will be thoroughly worked .t'or rendering it light and brittle as Welles. obviating any possibility of the forinatiion of air cells within the stall during the working; oi the same. i

still further object oi. the invention is the provision oil it machine of this character which simple in construction, reliable and eliicient in. operation and inexpensive in manulacture.

With these and other objects in view, the ii'n/cntiou consists in the cimstruction, oombinotion and arrangement of parts as will be tun-cilia l ter fully described, illustrated in the aet'ompirying drawing, and pointed out in the elniuin hcrounto appended.

in the drawings: i liu'ure l is a, treat elevation oi. a machine constructed in accord-- ance. with the inventitm. iiig it is n side elevation. thereof. tiig'. 3 is a similar view look. toward the opposite .-side of the same. Fig.5. 5 a. vertical transverse sectional view through the. imtchine. .liig i5 is a sectional view on thc lijne S -'5 of Fig. 1.

Similar retort-nee characters iudicute cor rcspondimjg" parts thrmi 'hout the several views in the drawin .rnwingi'e by numerals table it liFt lt l it. and the braces or the trauuwvork oi. t e

inirchiue. Fixed .to the longitudinal side edges ot the table 10 are vertical uprights l3 and lit respectively, .rhil mounted upon the inner face of the upriglr it is a bracket which together with the said standard 14 forms a bearing for the axle portion 16 of a crank arm 17, the said axle portion 16 being titted with a sprocket wheel 18 over which is trained an endless sprocket chain 10, the same being also trained over a sprocket wheel 20 fixed to a driving shaft 21, the latter being journaled in hangers 22 fixed to and depending from the under side of the table 10, the said shaft being connected with any suitable series of motive power for retating the same.

Formed on the inner face of the upright 13 are inner and outer guideways E23 and 2-1 respectively, in which are slidably mounted reciprocating bars .25, which have pivoted at their lower ends links 26, the same being loosely ctmnected' to oppositely disposed cranks 27 formed on the driving shaft 21 so that on the rotation of the latter the said bars will be moved reversely with respect to each other for a purpose presently described.

Mounted in the bars at their upper ends are pins or hooks 28 which are adapted to apprt'iach toward and rccede from each other on the reciprocation of the bars for pulling tatly candy when wrapped thereon. During the reciprocatory movement of the bars 25 the crank arm 1''? revolves about the pins or hooks 28 for acting; upon the candy stntl' when slack and also serves to pull the some while the machine is in operation. On the approach of the pins or hooks 28 toward each other the crank arm 17 revolves about the same, and as the said pins or hooks 28 eoparato by moving away from each other the said crank arm 17 passes between'the some, thus constantly acting upon the candy during the pulliu action by the pins on books 28, so that the candy stutl' will be thoroughly worked for bleaching the some and wintering it light and brittle. It is of courne to be understood that; the pins or ht'ioks 2i; and the crank arms 17 will be opmated to travel in the path as heretofore pointed out in any suitable manner, and also that the guide ways 23 and 24 may be arranged. horizoutully in contrailistinction to vertical or arranged angularly on the supporting frame. .l hu'thcrmore the said tt'tllt'ltllt'llys may dcijuind from the table 10 ehould it be desired.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

.V hat is claimed is 1. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting frame, spaced parallel supports carried by the frame at opposite sides thereof, guides formed on one of the supports, reciprocatingly movable members slidably held in the guides, a revoluble memher journaled in the other support, pulling arms on the respective members, and means for simultaneously driving the said members whereby on movement of the pulling arms on the reciprocating members inwardly and outwardly toward and away from each other the pulling arm on the revoluble member will make two complete revolutions;

2. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting frame, spaced parallel supports carried by the frame at opposite sides thereof, guides formed on one of the supports, reciprocatingly movable members sliglably held in the guides, a revoluble memher journaled in the other support, pulling will make two complete revolutions, and

means included in the driving means to act upon the reciprocating members for moving the same in reverse directions to each other. In testlmony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY F. KOERBER.

Witnesses:

E/ O. ALLEMAN, Emuon. I'IIMES. 

